episode_0021

Leona decided to once again use the strategy she had used in the past.

“Tell this to Peter on the left. Pretend to be pushed away so as not to be noticed by the enemy.”

“Yes.”

Leona’s messenger went straight to the general in charge of the left wing. Soon, the left wing of Leona’s army began to be pushed back little by little. As if the enemy’s attack was too strong and they were being pushed back. It was said with realistic acting.

“Hey, the enemy is being pushed back!”

Meanwhile, the head of the Giselle family, who was facing the left wing of the enemy army, and the head of the Plea family, who were following behind, seemed to be jumping for joy. This was because the enemy forces, who had held on tightly until now, were finally starting to be pushed back.

“What is the situation in the center and on the other side!”

“Yes! The tension is still tight and there is no sign of victory!”

“In that case, our left wing will be the first to push out the enemy! Full army! Charge!”

The soldiers of the Giselle and Plea families began to push back the enemies. The intention was to push it further and completely destroy it. But a messenger came from behind.

“A messenger has arrived from the main unit. The enemy’s left wing being pushed back is a false retreat, and there will be a trap in front of it, so this is an order not to follow.”

“Who gave that order? Was it my lord?”

“No. This is Sir Franz Mayer.”

“Ha! The intention is to keep the four major families in check because they are afraid that they will get more credit than they do! Look at their formation! It’s already collapsing mercilessly. What kind of false retreat and what kind of trap is this? Our troops will not listen to orders from the cowardly Munsa family! Just keep pushing forward like this!”

“Wow!!!”

The Giselle family and the Plea family continue to push forward due to high morale. The enemy continued to be pushed back, and eventually some even showed their backs, and in their confusion, they were unable to properly respond to our troops’ attacks and were retreating.

“Chase the enemy! Kill them all and then help your allies! The Giselle family will become the protagonists of this war and surpass the Mayer family!”

If a great contribution is made in this war, the Giselle family will be a greater contributor than the Mayer family. In that case, it was not a dream for the power of the four major families to once again suppress the power of the pro-royal faction.

But Giselle and Plea didn’t realize it. The fact that our allies pushed too hard made us isolated and unable to connect with other allies. And then.

“Heavy cavalry, charge!”

Following Leona’s orders, the enemy’s heavy cavalry appeared as if they had been waiting for just now. The target was none other than the aspects of the two families.

-Quaaang!

The heavy cavalry charged heavily on the flanks of the two families that were chasing the enemy. The heavy cavalry charged with long spears called couched lances at their sides. When the couched lances were broken by the force of the charge so strong, they drew their swords and slashed at the soldiers of the two families without mercy.

“Da, don’t panic! Even if they were cavalry, there weren’t that many of them! The number of allies is 8,000! As long as you react calmly, you can win… ”

But at that moment.

“Charge!”

The enemy’s left wing, which had been running away, reorganized its ranks again and began to charge in an orderly manner.

At the front is the enemy infantry. Enemy cavalry on the side.

The two families, not knowing what to do, repeatedly fought against the enemy in front and then against the enemy on the side, and soon their numbers were reduced to the point where they could no longer fight back.

“Your Excellency the Count! You must retreat!”

Giselle’s subordinate shouted.

“Shut up! If I retreat from here, what will happen to my face and the status of the Giselle family? We will never back down! never… ”

“Take it!”

The knights of the Giselle family forced the rampaging Louis de Giselle onto their horses and retreated, dragging him with them. The Plea family had long since run away. As a result, it was natural that the soldiers chose to run away when they saw their commander being dragged away.

“That’s boring. Is it barely this much?”

Leona laughed. No matter how outstanding Franz Mayer was, he was only a subject, not a monarch. Therefore, it seemed that it was not easy to guard all of his subordinates.

“Franz Mayer is a star, but the Setia family is a brat. That gap created this opportunity. Heavy cavalry! Chase and destroy the fleeing enemies!”

But the order was not carried out.

This is because soon a series of soldiers appeared and blocked the heavy cavalry.

‘Owl flag… ‘It’s the Mayer family.’

Albert, the commander of the heavy cavalry, thought for a moment when he saw the soldiers from a famous family that had recently become powerful.

‘Would it be helpful for victory if we pushed back the entire infantry that appeared?’

I thought so, but thinking about the future, I didn’t think it would be particularly helpful. This is because there was only one heavy cavalry unit, and the infantry was widespread. Moreover, capable heavy cavalry is difficult to train. Exchanging these two would be a loss to our allies. With that in mind, Albert chose to retreat.

‘Oh my, did Albert choose to retreat?’

Leona sighed. If the commander of the heavy cavalry had been Clemens de Balboa instead of Albert, he would have just pushed it aside without fear of exchange fees.

And it was strategically more advantageous to just push it away. That’s right, if you wipe out the Mayer family’s infantry that suddenly appeared, you can also wipe out the demoralized and fleeing infantry of the Giselle and Plea families. And if they came back and used heavy cavalry to strike the enemy in the back, they would be closer to victory.

However, not all of Leona’s subordinates were as competent as Leona, and Leona placed more emphasis on organic operation rather than the hierarchy of the military, leaving most decisions to field commanders. Therefore, not everyone can make decisions as accurately as Leona.

‘Albert has brains, but he lacks brilliant intuition. This is Albert’s limit. ‘If a better heavy cavalry commander appears, we will replace him.’

Leave it to everyone and fire them if they fail. It’s very intuitive and simple, but that’s Leona’s way.

Soon Albert returned to Leona with heavy cavalry. Albert looked at Leona’s expression and instinctively sensed that his judgment was wrong. Albert asked.

“Master, are there any more orders to give?”

“Assist your allies and go in when you see an opportunity.”

“If you say it’s an opportunity… ”

“I have no intention of teaching you all that. Let’s take care of it.”

“Yes!”

Albert let the cavalry rest for a while and soon began to leave again. However, Albert could not discover new opportunities until this battle was over. That’s because Franz Mayer blocked all opportunities.

Mayer said before the battle began.

‘We have excluded all factors that could cause our team to lose. Our army will win.’

And Mayer’s words were not bravado to boost morale. Mayer was completely blocking variables that could really occur, and this was leading the allies to more and more victory.

“Franz Mayer, an outstanding man.”

Leona muttered. There was no longer any element of victory in sight. Muskets cannot be used, and the enemy has prepared for heavy cavalry as well. Even some of the soldiers of the Giselle and Plea families who had run away regained their morale and returned.

“After all, someone like that is a vassal of the Setia family… ”

If it were his vassal, they would have traveled the world together. Leona felt frustrated that someone as brilliant as Mayer was the subordinate of a criminal like Adele.

Soon, Leona gave the order to retreat. Krusenstein’s army retreated in an orderly manner without disrupting its formation. I could have pursued further, but I didn’t. Our troops had also suffered a lot of damage, and due to Leona’s personality of always thinking about what happened later, she must have divided her soldiers and hid the ambushers on the retreat.

—–

“Won! I really won!”

Adele got off the horse and looked like she was going to cry. Leona von Krusenstein. I knew through rumors how talented she was.

“Lord Mayer! You are the number one contributor to this battle!”

“You are saying too much.”

“Not excessive! I also know how war works! How would I have won this battle without you! Your vision of sending soldiers to the place where the enemy will appear is truly like an eagle’s eye!”

that… It’s an experience in the game. Leona was the main character, and I knew each and every one of Leona’s subordinates’ tendencies well. Therefore, it was possible to predict how the Leona army’s armed forces would move.

“Master, don’t be too relieved. Even though we stopped it this time, there will be another war and they will come back stronger in the next war.”

“Is that a reason to be afraid? We have Lord Myer on our side! As long as Lord Mayer is here, we will not be defeated no matter how many times the enemy comes!”

My lord, these words are not said to praise me, but are 100% sincere. That’s why I feel good. I feel good… To be honest, it was a bit difficult. These are difficult times. This is a world where subjects kill their masters and children kill their fathers. What a precarious life it must be to live in a world like this, trusting others and not yourself.

“Master.”

“What was it?”

What should I say? Don’t trust me? These are just words strangling my neck. Sharpen your own abilities? That being said, if he were a worthy person, he would not have neglected his studies from the beginning of Henrik’s school. What should I say? what…

“Nothing.”

In the end, I couldn’t say anything.